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Mac Mini and iMac Product Part Numbers? Available Tomorrow?

Moses said:
The low-power Core 2 Quads are fine, but in single-threaded applications (i.e. what most iMac users will use) they will be beaten by higher-clocked dual core chips.
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Keep in mind that 65 W desktop quad-cores are of somewhat similar price to mobile dual-cores of similar GHz. And multi-threading is getting more and more important.

Moses said:
The current notebook Core 2 Quad, the x9000, is only 2.0Ghz - again, it would be much slower, for most users, than a much higher-clocked dual core.
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2.27 GHz and 2.53 GHz are also available (for higher prices).

And what's wrong with Apple giving an OPTION for quad-core? Instead we have this "GHz Rule" where Apple won't allow higher-clocked dual-cores in the same lineup with lower-clocked quad-cores. Even if the quad-core would be better for some/many.

Moses said:
Blame Intel, blame the form factor, but this isn't really Apple's problem. Plus, what's wrong with a 3Ghz Core 2 Duo? I think there's a lot of specification obsession going on here.
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The presence of quad-cores on even cheap PCs? If you wanted to go the 65 W dual-core, then you can get 3.33 GHz cheaply (compared to mobile).
 
So what is Apple's policy on the return/rebuy of an iMac?

I knew this was coming, and bought one 17 days ago..
 
rkdiddy said:
Are we thinking we will see a new black keyed keyboard?
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Would be awesome!:rolleyes:

sighlent said:
I'm sorry if its already been stated.

It would be interesting if the three desktop lines were updated over the next three Tuesdays. One line for each week, with the culminating event on the 24th.
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That would be really cool, would certainly help create (more of) a buzz around the products.
 
Would it be horribly inapropriate if i was really hoping for an iphone update software or hardware update like the 24thish lol.
 
Ademius said:
I really hope this will turn out to be true. If it does, I'm getting a Mac Mini ASAP. My computers (both XP PCs) are really f'ed up

The Mac Mini has been due for an update for a painfully long time now.
Would have been nice with an HDMI-out though, but that's just too much of a bag of hurt for Mapple.

I figured that getting a silent, small formfactor Mac would suit my needs, combined with a decent Ubuntu netbook for Class.
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You can do DVI -> HDMI out of the current or new Mac mini, however with no audio passed over it.
 
bdbfc said:
So what is Apple's policy on the return/rebuy of an iMac?

I knew this was coming, and bought one 17 days ago..
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If you are within a week or so, they will usually just exchange it. By the time you get around to it, it will almost be three weeks, which means you will either:

1) return the one you bought, pay the 10% restocking fee (i assume you have opened it) and buy the new one

or

2) be told that you can't return it since you are outside of the return window.
 
gypsymoth said:
If you are within a week or so, they will usually just exchange it. By the time you get around to it, it will almost be three weeks, which means you will either:

1) return the one you bought, pay the 10% restocking fee (i assume you have opened it) and buy the new one

or

2) be told that you can't return it since you are outside of the return window.
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It is 14 days.
 
Eric S. said:
More comparable in price to an iMac though. In 2002 a PM G4 MDD dual 867MHz system was priced at $1699; at the same time an 800MHz iMac G4 was $1799.
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So are we judging the line in terms of price, or specs?
 
This is exciting news! I was expecting a later release date of iMac with quad-core. Now, I'm just waiting for Snow Leopard to put on my new iMac. (please be June, Apple!)

Actually, also... 24'' screen is a bit too big for me, as a desktop. :S
 
Comparing old and new Macs

Below is a little easy on the eye chart of what will be updated. Make a comment if i got something wrong. I made this for people who are too lazy to look at every changed detail.

(Red=changes)
(Blue=totally new)

(Old) Mac Mini
- 4x USB
- 1x FireWire 400
- Intel GMA950 chipset
- starting at Intel Core 2 Duo 1.83GHz
- 1 of 2 GB DDR2 memory (max 2 GB)
- 80GB hard disk (max 160 GB)

iMac
- two 20" models, two 24" models
- Intel Core Duo (not a quad core): 2.4 GHz, 2.66 GHz, 2.8 GHz, 3.06 GHz
- 20" 1 GB (max 4 GB), 24" 2 GB (max 4 GB)

Mac mini
- 5x USB
- 1x FireWire 800
- 1x mini DVI
- 1x Display port
- Nvidia chipset (like the newest MacBook)
- starting at Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 Ghz
- 1 of 2 GB DDR3 memory (max 4 GB)
- 120 GB hard disk (max 320 GB)

iMac
- one 20" model, three 24" models
- Intel Core 2 Duo (not a quad core): 2.66 Ghz, 2.93 Ghz and 3.06 Ghz
- 1x Display port
- 20" 2 GB DDR3 memory, 24" 4 GB DDR3 memory (max 8 GB)
 
sam10685 said:
Most of the time I think Mad TV's parodies of apple fan-boys are a bit extreme but posts like this have me thinking other wise.
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Yea, because internet emotions are directly related to what the person does in real life.

When was the last time you ROFL'ed?:rolleyes:

The internet makes exaggeration easy. Don't read too much into exclamation points.
 
Eric S. said:
More comparable in price to an iMac though. In 2002 a PM G4 MDD dual 867MHz system was priced at $1699; at the same time an 800MHz iMac G4 was $1799.
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iMac 3.06Ghz =£1359
Mac Pro 2.8 Ghz quad =£1399
It's not exactly the same but it's similar.
 
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